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Parental cognitive dimensions associated with preschool children’s eating habits: an intervention study

dc.contributor.authorBarros, Luísa
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Graça
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Ana Isabel
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-09T15:23:01Z
dc.date.available2013-05-09T15:23:01Z
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.description.abstractChildhood excessive weight and obesity are a major public health concern from early childhood. Early childhood is an important period of development for developing healthy eating habits, that may be associated with an adequate present/future BMI. There is extensive evidence that children’s food intake is shaped by early experiences, suggesting ways in which parenting practices may be promoting obesity. But what leads parents to endorse healthier or detrimental educational practices and routines needs further study. 1. Perception of children’s weight: parents of overweight or obese children often fail to correctly perceive their children as overweight; failing to recognize their children’s excessive weight may impeach parents from implementing the best educational practices. 2. Concern: relation between the adequacy of mothers perception of their children’s weight and the level of concern - parental concern is be associated with parental practices. 3. Attribution of control: also, if parents do not consider their children’s eating behavior at least partially controllable by them, they may relinquish some of their responsibility in this area. Self-efficacy: evidence linking parental self-efficacy to parent competence and to parenting practices and behaviors; low parental self-efficacy related to the control of everyday behavior of young children may lead parents to abandon more consistent health practices and endorse permissive and inconsistent strategies. We designed 2 sequential studies that aim to contribute to the understanding of cognitive determinants of children’s eating patterns.por
dc.identifier.citationBarros L, Andrade G, Gomes AI. Parental cognitive dimensions associated with preschool children’s eating habits: an intervention study. In 12th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Budapest Hilton (Hungary), 29th August to 1st September, 2012. Oral presentation.por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2476
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.isbm.info/congress/files_2012/icbm2012_programbook.pdfpor
dc.subjectPsychologypor
dc.subjectBehavioral medicinepor
dc.subjectHealth psychologypor
dc.subjectChildrenpor
dc.subjectObesitypor
dc.subjectEating habitspor
dc.titleParental cognitive dimensions associated with preschool children’s eating habits: an intervention studypor
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceBudapestepor
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
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